Greek Texts and Armenian Traditions: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Trends in Classics) (Trends in Classics - Supplementary Volumes, 39)

An interdisciplinary approach, crucial as it is in most fields of research, proves itself to be unescapable in the study of interactions between the ancient Armenian and Greek worlds and literatures. The volume arises from such an awareness and collects papers presented in a conference which has been organized in 2013 at the University of Genova, thanks to a cooperation with the Université Paris-Sorbonne, following in the footsteps of a tradition inaugurated by Giancarlo Bolognesi in the years '80 and '90. The subject is explored from many points of view: the topic of Armenian translations of Greek texts – with considerations of a methodological nature and the discussion of case-studies –, aspects which pertain to the historical context and the historiographical sources, the wide theme of the Armenian reception of Biblical, Christian and Byzantine literature, and finally philological, linguistic and lexical problems. The aim of this kind of research is to exploit the cooperation among classical philologists, linguists and Armenologists, in order to face the challenge of investigating a subject which requires many different competences. Table of Contents 5 Preface 9 Armenian Transliteration Table 11 I. Problems of Method 13 Ancient Armenian Translation from Greek Texts: Questions of Method 15 Some Observations on the Armenian Pseudo-Callisthenes 35 Eznik of Kolb as a Translator of Methodius of Olympus 43 The Transmission and Reception of the Greek Cultural Heritage in Late Antique Armenia: The Armenian Translations of the Greek Neoplatonic Works 59 II. History and Historiography 83 Armenians in Xenophon 85 Croesus’ Story in the History of Armenia of Movses Xorenac‘i 95 Cyrus the Great in Movses Xorenac‘i, Patmut‘iwn Hayoc‘: Telescoping the King 127 The Roman Army and the Transmission of Latin Loan Words in Old Armenian 155 Armenia and Armenians in Asinius Quadratus’ ?a????? 175 III. Biblical, Christian and Byzantine Literature 207 Among Others: Greek in Context in the Letters of Grigor Magistros Pahlawuni (eleventh century) 209 The Reception of Eusebius of Caesarea (ca. 264–339) in Armenia 227 Pseudo-Athanasius, De incarnatione Christi contra Apollinarium: Some Critical Remarks 243 The Hexaemeron of George of Pisidia and the Armenian Version: Textual Investigations 253 IV. Philological, Linguistic and Lexical Problems 267 Homer in the Armenian Tradition 269 Appendix – Codex M 437 284 Grecisms in the Ancient Armenian Timaeus 289 Greek, Syriac and Armenian in Contact: Lexical and Textual Outcomes 311 Etymological Hypotheses Between Armenian and Indo-Iranian: New Proposals and Remarks 323 Index of passages 339 Greek texts 341 Latin texts 349 Armenian texts 350 Babylonian texts 353 Egyptian texts 353 Syriac texts 353 Epigraphic texts 353 List of Contributors 355

An interdisciplinary approach, crucial as it is in most fields of research, proves itself to be unescapable in the study of interactions between the ancient Armenian and Greek worlds and literatures.

The volume arises from such an awareness and collects papers presented in a conference which has been organized in 2013 at the University of Genova, thanks to a cooperation with the Université Paris-Sorbonne, following in the footsteps of a tradition inaugurated by Giancarlo Bolognesi in the years '80 and '90. The subject is explored from many points of view: the topic of Armenian translations of Greek texts – with considerations of a methodological nature and the discussion of case-studies –, aspects which pertain to the historical context and the historiographical sources, the wide theme of the Armenian reception of Biblical, Christian and Byzantine literature, and finally philological, linguistic and lexical problems.

The aim of this kind of research is to exploit the cooperation among classical philologists, linguists and Armenologists, in order to face the challenge of investigating a subject which requires many different competences.

This Volume Explores, With An Interdisciplinary Approach, The Interaction Between The Ancient Armenian And Greek Worlds And Their Literatures, Focusing On The Armenian Translations Of Greek Texts, The Historical Context And Historiographic Sources, The Armenian Reception Of Biblical, Christian And Byzantine Literature, As Well As Philological, Linguistic And Lexical Aspects.